Autobot Minicars and Cars on Sale in 1984 
G.I. Joe Battlefield Accessories and Action Figures at Osco 
Shockwave Only $9.99 in 1986! 
Arco’s Ro-Gun and Tomy’s Starriors on Sale in 1984 
February, 1991 and the Toy Industry
February 11, 1991. Welcome to an Associated Press article that I uncovered in the Bangor, Maine Bangor Daily News where...
Toys in The Great Robot Book
The Great Robot Book*, published in 1985, is a 104-page book all about robots. Written by Wanda and Texe Marrs,...
1979 Heroes World Catalog and the Lord of the Rings Action Figures
I know I just mentioned this catalog a few days ago, but when there's an ad as incredible as this...
Star Wars: Expand Your Universe in 2008
The entire Force Unleashed series (Amazon.com search*) in 2008 captured a lot of Star Wars fans' attention and dollars. The...
Rock Lords in the News!
Well, in 1986 Rock Lords were in the news in this article from the February 10 issue of The Sumter...
Star Wars, Strawberry Shortcake, and More in Kiplinger’s Personal Finance
November, 1983. What better time of year to dive into toytalk than the holidays, and this article from Kiplinger's Personal...
“Toy-Based Programming and Childrens Knowledge of Products”
Visit archive.org! If you thought that the research paper about Transformers that I shared earlier this week is the only...